Philosophy, Rhetoric, and Sophistry in the High Roman Empire : Maximus of Tyre and Twelve Other Intellectuals

Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Scholarly Reception -- From the Collective to the Individual -- From Macrolevel to Microlevel -- Why Maximus? -- Chapter 1. Philosophy, Rhetoric, and Sophistry in the Roman Empire -- 1. The Traditional Conflict: A Short Overview -- 2. Greco-Roman Imper...

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Main Author: Lauwers, Jeroen (Author)
Document Type: Online Resource Book
Language:English
Published: Leiden : BRILL , 2015
Edition:1st ed
Series:Mnemosyne, Supplements Ser
Online Access:http://proxy.fid-lizenzen.de/han/proquest-ebook-central-altertum/ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/bsbfidaltertumswissenschaften/detail.action?docID=4004000
Related Items:Erscheint auch als: Philosophy, Rhetoric, and Sophistry in the High Roman Empire : Maximus of Tyre and Twelve Other Intellectuals
E-Book Packages:ProQuest Ebook Central : Classical Studies Collection
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Summary:Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Scholarly Reception -- From the Collective to the Individual -- From Macrolevel to Microlevel -- Why Maximus? -- Chapter 1. Philosophy, Rhetoric, and Sophistry in the Roman Empire -- 1. The Traditional Conflict: A Short Overview -- 2. Greco-Roman Imperial Culture -- 3. A Functionalist Approach -- 4. Individual Authors -- Chapter 2. The dialexeis of Maximus of Tyre -- 1. Reading Maximus' dialexeis -- 2. Communication and Pedagogy -- 3. Sophistry -- 4. Rhetoric -- 5. Philosophy -- 6. Purpose and Meaning -- 7. Analysis of Individual dialexeis -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- 1. Text Editions of Primary Sources: Maximus of Tyre -- 2. Text Editions of Primary Sources: Others -- 3. Translations, Commentaries, Studies -- Index Locorum -- Index of Persons and Concepts.
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (337 pages)
ISBN:9789004301535

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